Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-26
EHrcN Grant.

Fred Grant.
Over the dssi; Of The Secretary of the re-.
publican State committee in their rooms in
tiie Fifth Aveane Hotel, New York, hangs a
li:e.size Photograph. 1t IS of the profile of a
gcod looking MAJ The hrow, lips and
chin fte in straight line and slightly in
! clined Tue forehead is broad, sven and
ii..lo .ow. The low effect is heightened
ny wearing the hair down, not in bang,
/ hu; s5Gsbsd forward in a careless curve.
/ 99o eyebrows are wei! sDefaed, aud the
e,es sci tack undes thcn ale large and
| broWu. Ghey are not fully opened, but the
eyeids drop ike a hat.closee folding door,
ready 20 be pushed back at once. The rose
ia siraigCts ana wide. The moustache is long
an,i sweeping tue dark brown hair could
| 30 pulled back almost tc the ear. It is evil
dent mat it is carefully brushed, oiled and
groomed Tbs mouth is more gentle than
firm. Il has pleasing cures and ruddy
/ fu,!uess o; the lips Ehe chin is square but
aot ragged Ii and the cheeks are covered
| with a iui dark brown beard half an inch
| long, worn more for convenience in not
shaving then en- its own account, as the
Iaousacha is made the ornamental feature
aof the face
Tie apparel is COSTLY easy fitting and
shows neither gooG nor bad taste. 1t is
| wnaJ the ordinary man would wear if he had
money enough to buy good clothes and
knew where to 80 TO order them. The
collar is moderately tall, as high as it
cGuid be ;gith comfort TO not long
neck rha ENDS are net bent over, but
notched a figured blaci; satin scarf and
pBarl 10 . geld stnr for & scarf pin, a silk
iacoci frocS coat end quiet trousers, the or
dlDGry Garb .! . prosperous business man,
aro worn in ths photograph.
There are otter photographs around the
room, and each one has name on 1T. This
photograph has and needs one. Every one
wdo hes ever seen Col. Frederick Dent
Grant, republican candidate for Secretary
d State. viii recognize at once that 1T is
| faithful repetition CT his features and dress.
Tho ouiy pecuiiariiy IL dress about Col.
Grant shat doea act appear in the picture Is
his habit Of iaiwGys wearing black kld gloves
Is Gears them on the street. lie keeps
| tboin Oh in his Office ill ne must take them
| oil 10 write He wears them in hotel par
! .or. il! Ii reception roona and when ne was
nominated 81 the republican convention at
I Saratoga, and vas escorted down from his
hatei to the contention il making his brief
speech oE h&uks he wore the slack KID
| gloves still, RHG lis solitary gesture was the
| waving OF = black. kid goyed hand.
! Col Grant and his wife, who was former
! " Miss Honore ct Chicago, are making a
; tcur OF tbs State for vntes. Senator His
| cock sud ex-senator Miller are the oratori.
| csi attractions, but more people cone to see
| goi. Grant than 10 hear the two Senators.
| Mrs Grant does not usually go to the meet
! inqs with her husband She stays ut the
hotel or in the house of friends, and recep.
ton is given where she receives the towns
folk. She is {. charming, gracious woman
and Is making friends for her husband. The
Senators aud Col. Grant have visited Wells.
vile, jamestown, Fredonia anG other coun.
try towns. At the end of their rural circuit
they will 20 to New York, aud al mass
meeting there Col. Grant will speak.
Col Grant is no telker. It pains him TO
appear in public and nc is embarrassed IN
evan the shortest speech. Ee has not said
over hundred sentences iii any one public
speech when he was nominated and escort
ed to tha platform in the convention ne
stood silent for some time, 6lushed, turned
and looked ;Iom SIDE TO side OF the hall, and
tnurmursd in voice that could not DO heard
far. This is an honor :or which am truly
grateful Ifelected / shat! try to GO my
duty"
1t is not so much embarrassment thai
troubles him, but the Giffidence and inablli
ty TO feel IS home and talk on :; platform
Of the platform Col. Grant is not reticent
He talks well, readily and serslby. Ht
feels at case in chair apd will chat away
entertnningly for some time. but put hin
, IN his feet and his voice goes away with hi
: thouehte. 1t nas been the came way on hi!
! tour of the State Either Senator Hlscoch
!, or ex-senator Miller would opsn with long
speech Oh the Issues 0f the campaign ant
the various bad things the democrats hat
done, and the good ;hiDge the republicans
had Goue and we're goiDS to.do. Col. Gran
would wait until the crstion was over. lii
would DO introduced, would bow, would tel
the peopio how glad he vas 10 see them
what prosperous GGd pleasing town ant
county they had, and that ne would dt
MS duty if elected. This took & minute
OF $50. There were cheers when he be
gan, which bad hardly finished whel
the cheers at the conclusion OF th'
: speech would come The novelty rathe
takes wipb the people. There are any mum
oee Of men who can Climb on a platform
and tsS permanently, but Col. Grant is Ia,
FIRST cna 30 make tour of the State and say
uobiug, not because he isn't willing, br
simply because he can't make speech
Col. Grant makes o good impression per
sonally. He isn't mighty and he isn't hum
bic. Ee smokes good cigars, wears goo,
clothes, has a pretty wife, a comfortable
home, an easy, we'll fed look, and is tn
kind of man that nobody would expec
sparkling brilliancy from, but would prefe
q have MIN in their houses OF at their din
nar tables to man who might be an orato
and the possessor of an extended intellec
but not able to handle fork or hold win
glass. He is going on in an amiable, plea:
Ing way, making no enemies, for there